It's the end of Costa hols for Brits: Spain temperatures to soar

It's the end of Costa hols for Brits: Spain temperatures to soar

THE classic Spanish holiday could be doomed as global warming will see the Mediterranean plagued with droughts and forest fires.

Published 15th August 2015

AP

TANNING: Many British holidaymakers might abandon Spain in search of a cooler break in the sun

As soaring temperatures see holidaymakers look elsewhere, Balkan resorts such as Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia and Slovakia are likely to become new sunshine favourites.

A study by European Commission officials found the tourist industries in Spain and Bulgaria will be worst hit by the effects of climate change.

“We are fully aware of the threat of climate change and doing our utmost to counterbalance it”

A Thomson Ski Holidays spokeswoman

Experts claim any breaks Brits do take in the southern Europe will be shorter and outside peak season to avoid the worst of the searing heat.

The report will send shockwaves across the Mediterranean, where millions of people’s livelihoods depend on the influx of visitors each year.

Tourism revenues could be slashed by up to 0.45% of GDP per year in Mediterranean countries, while the north of the continent would gain by as much as 0.32%.

The report said: “One could expect tourists would distribute their holiday pattern more evenly during the year and take shorter holidays in order to benefit, for instance, from more clement weather conditions during the other seasons.”

A spokeswoman for Thomson Ski Holidays said they were “fully aware of the threat of climate change and doing our utmost to counterbalance it”.

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